Careful planning and two days of focused work leave the house exposed to the weather for only a few hours

As a remodeler, one of the most popular
types of additions I build is the shed
dormer. Typically, a family
will outgrow the limited
upstairs space in a cape
and will decide to raise the
roof at the rear of the
house. This increases the
living space while still
maintaining the look and
feel of the cape in front.
The trick in retrofitting a
dormer is to get the roof off
and back on as quickly as
possible. I've built a lot of
shed dormers and so far, I
haven't had a problem with
bad weather. A lot of this is
luck, but part of the reason
is that the approach I use guarantees that
the roof will be off